What counts as bread?

Question: I have recently started a no bread diet and I am finding it to be very difficult. I am already one week in but i am always confused as what I can eat I what I can't. What is bread it seems like is it is everything? Breakfast has turned into the hardest meal of the day.

Is cereal bread? Frosted flakes, lucky charms, corn flakes
Are chips bread? (tortilla)
Corn muffin?

What are healthy alternatives? (allergic to cheese and starting to hate eggs ugh)

Thank you!

Tuna, yogurt (Greek or other), almonds, fruit, green smoothie, oatmeal, turkey bacon, peanut/almond butter...

I don't understand why you are on a no-bread diet.. to me, this weight-loss journey is about making healthy lifestyle choices that don't make you confused/angry/frustrated/deprived, and I think bread can definitely be a part of a healthy diet. Regardless of my opinion, I would say that cereal/chips/corn muffins would not count as 'bread'.. I would think it is only things like buns, bagels, and actual bread..

What about porridge for breakfast? I make mine with 1/3rd cup of porridge oats to 2/3rd cup of semi skim milk with a half teaspoon soft brown sugar sprinkled on top. It's delicious and very satisfying.

When you say "bread" what do you mean? Sliced bread? All grains? Wheat products? Corn products like wraps and tortillas? Are you trying to stay away from gluten? If it's carbohydrates you're trying to stay away from, cereal, chips, muffins, bread, pastas and the like are all in the same category with very few exceptions.

So, I'm a little confused...

Are you just eliminating "bread" from your list of foods you will eat? (If, so, then I agree with erika - I would lump bagels, buns, muffins, etc. together.)

Or do you mean to say that you are not eating any complex carbohydrates with natural starches (e.g. barley, beans, brown rice, chickpeas, lentils, nuts, oats, parsnips, potatoes, root vegetables, sweet corn, wholegrain cereals, wholemeal breads, wholemeal cereals, wholemeal flour, wholemeal pasta, yams) OR do you mean to elimiate just the complex carbohydrates with refined starches: biscuits, pastries and cakes, pizzas, sugary processed breakfast cereals, white bread, white flour, white pasta or white rice?

Just curious... Joyce

Pick a way of eating that you understand. Period. Don't adopt someone else's WOE just because they push it - - no matter who that person is. Understand why you're eating the foods you're eating. This can take a while - some reading, some "googling", some research. The knowledge will not come overnight. Many of us are still learning after several years of interest in the subject, and that's ok. Do the best you can with what you know and go from there.

You can't go wrong with fruits and veggies, lean proteins, moderate amounts of dairy, and whole grains.

Best wishes!

Are you doing a gluten free diet? There are soooo many different diets out there it's hard for people to know which your talking about. To me when you say "bread" I see gluten. If that's the case you can follow a South Beach, Atkins or just a gluten free diet. One thing I've found is using nut flours/milks take some getting use to. If you sensitive to tastes you may not handle it well.
Personally, I look at calories and try to make sure I eat more vegs and meats than grains. You control what you eat so it's up to you to decide what you want/need. If you want cereal find a nice fibery one and go from there. Same with bread. Find one with a good fiber count that is decent on carbs.

Thank you for all your comments. To be complete honest I am on this diet or even a "challenge" for no bread (for two weeks, although I may do longer) with my fiance. Both of us need to get into shape. Its just that I have never been on a diet before so I dont know what I should be giving up - bread, gluten, carbs. My fiance said that the "no-bread" means none of the obvious plus anything with yeast in it like cake and also, no breaded chicken; also no wraps and the like. He also said that pasta and rice are bad and we shouldn't eat that either (however that is something i dont wanna give up just yet). P.S. I havent had porridge in forever yummy I def need to make that again

Hi Christine,

The low/no carb/yeast diet is hard. My husband does that too. He is big into weight training and for the most part stays away from simple carbs and sugar.
Yogurt, real Oatmeal (not the prepackaged stuff) is healthiest (add cinnamon or agave to it for flavor or even a small amount of fruit). You still get carbs through some of your veggies and other products. I can't give up the regular pasta either so I just don't have pasta for right now, I don't like whole wheat pasta. A good sight that will teach you about eating clean (little to no processed foods) is heandsheeatclean.com
Great recipes and insight. Good luck on your journey!

I ate no bread for the first year of my diet/life style change. By Bread I mean just that "Bread", I still ate other wheat products such as breakfast cereals. I switched things like the traditional lunchtime sandwich to a tuna salad for example. I found it a really simple way to curtail and control the amount of gash carbohydrates in my diet without getting to overwhelmed with the science side of dieting.

Even now I use the same rule to enforce my life-style changes, only eating bread every other day.